Musket (horse)

Musket
Musket
Sire	Toxophilite
Grandsire	Longbow
Dam	West Australian mare (B. 1857)
Damsire	West Australian
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1867
Died	1885 (aged 17–18)
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay or brown
Breeder	Lord Glasgow
Owner	George Payne
Record	14: 9-5-0
Major wins
	Flying Dutchman Handicap; Ascot Stakes (1870); Queen Alexandra Stakes (1872)
Awards
	Leading sire in Australia (1886, 1889, 1891)
	Last updated on 24 March 2010

Musket (1867–1885) was an English-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a Leading sire in Australia and New Zealand.

Breeding

He was sired by Toxophilite, his dam was a bay mare (1857) who was a half-sister to General Peel’s dam, by West Australian (winner of the 1853 British Triple Crown) from Brown Bess (1844) by Camel.^[2] Musket was inbred to Touchstone in the fourth generation (4x4).

Racing record

In England Musket won nine races including the Ascot Stakes before retiring to stud there where he only had limited patronage. In spite of this he managed to sire Petronel winner of the 2,000 Guineas and Brown Bess (1876) winner of the Doncaster Cup and Goodwood Stakes.

Stud record

In December 1878 Musket was imported into Victoria by the Auckland Stud Company and then sent to Auckland, New Zealand the following month. Initially he was used here to cover “half-bred” mares to breed coach horses.^[3]

He sired 28 stakeswinners which had 107 stakes wins, including:

Cuirassier, won Great Northern Derby
Foul Shot, won Auckland Derby
Fusilade, won New Zealand Cup
Fusileer, won Wanganui Derby
Manton, Derby Stakes, New Zealand Cup, Wanganui Derby
Martini-Henry, Victoria Derby, Melbourne Cup
Nordenfeldt, Victoria Derby, AJC Australian Derby
Trenton, ARC Welcome Stakes, CJC Champagne Stakes, VRC Royal Park Stakes (twice), etc., sire of good racehorses including Wakeful and Auraria.^[4]

Musket is best remembered for siring the famous Carbine (great-great-grandsire of Nearco), Nordenfeldt, Trenton (a leading sire in Australasia and then exported), Martini-Henry and Hotchkiss, all top sires.^[2] Carbine in his day was considered one of the greatest horses in the world, whose feats included winning the 1890 Melbourne Cup with the impost of 10 st 5 lb in the record time of 3:28¼. The bloodlines of Musket including Carbine and Trenton, are still evident in many horses racing today.^[5]

Musket had his portrait painted by the noted equine artist, Martin Stainforth and it was reproduced in Racehorses in Australia.^[6]

Sire line tree

Musket^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
- Petronel
  - Ragimunde
  - Son of a Gun
- Martini-Henry
  - Rudolph
  - Singapore
- Fusileer
- Trenton^[13]^[14]
  - Gerard
  - Delaware
  - Light Artillary
  - Trenchant
  - Dreamland
  - O'Trigger
  - The Merry Boy
  - Cydnus
  - Onslow
  - Resolute
  - Aurum^[15]^[16]
  - Majestic
  - Reliance
  - Revenue^[17]
  - Tremarden
  - Torpoint^[18]
  - Knight Errant
    - Roamer^[19]^[20]
    - Hibler
- Foul Shot
- Fusilade
- Matchlock
- Nordenfeldt^[21]
  - Crackshot
  - Medallion
  - Strathmore
  - Zalinksi
    - Clean Sweep
  - Stepniak
    - Menschikoff
    - Orloff
    - All Red
  - Carnage
  - Havoc
  - Johansen
- Maxim
  - Maxio
    - Rossfenton
- Cuirassier
- Carbine^[22]^[23]
  - Wallace^[24]^[25]^[26]
    - Emir
    - F J A
    - True Scot
    - Mountain King
    - Trafalgar^[27]
    - Wolawa
    - Kingsburgh
    - Patrobas^[28]
  - Fucile
  - Amberite
  - Pistol
    - Paratoo
      - White Nose^[29]
  - Greatorex^[30]^[31]
    - Nobleman
    - Relish
    - Dignitary^[32]
      - Tenon
  - Foresight
    - Forbra
  - Spearmint^[33]^[34]
    - Assagai
      - Mint Briar
    - Catmint
    - Cyklon^[35]
      - Trivalve
    - Polygonum
    - Chicle^[36]^[37]
      - Cherry Pie
      - Whichone^[38]
    - Spearhead
      - Spearfelt
    - Lord Archer
      - Master Charlie
    - Telephus^[39]
    - Johren^[40]^[41]
      - Edisto
    - Spion Kop^[42]
      - Felstead
      - Kopi
      - The Buzzard^[43]^[44]
      - Hill Song
      - Landscape Hill
      - Battle Song
    - Royal Lancer^[45]
      - Good Citizen
    - Spike Island
      - Amur
    - Spelthorne
    - Zionist^[46]
      - Pomme d'Api
      - Scolopax
      - Mas d'Antipes
    - Steel Point
      - Freebooter^[47]
    - Money Maker
    - Wavetop
      - Knight's Crest
  - Ramrod
  - Wax Bullet
    - Dog Fox
- Hotchkiss
  - True Blue
    - Blue Spec
- Manton

Pedigree

Pedigree of Musket (GB), B.h. 1867
Sire Toxophilite Bay 1855	Longbow Bay 1849	Ithulriel	Touchstone*
		Ithulriel	Verbena
		Miss Bowe	Catton
		Miss Bowe	Orville mare (21) (1812)
	Legerdemain Bay 1846	Pantaloon	Castrel
		Pantaloon	Idalia
		Decoy	Filho da Puta
		Decoy	Finesse
Dam West Australian mare Bay 1857	West Australian Bay 1850	Melbourne	Humphrey Clinker
		Melbourne	Cervantes mare (1-a) (1825)
		Mowerina	Touchstone*
		Mowerina	Emma
	Brown Bess Bay 1844	Camel*	Whalebone*
		Camel*	Selim mare (1812)*
		Brutandorf mare (1829)	Brutandorf
		Brutandorf mare (1829)	Gohanna mare (1803) (family: 3-d)

* Musket is inbred 5S x 5D x 3D to the stallion Camel, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Touchstone) on the sire side of his pedigree, and fifth generation (via Touchstone) and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Musket is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Touchstone, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

References

^ Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World, Syntax Software
^ ^a ^b Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
^ Leicester, Sir Charles, “Bloodstock Breeding”, J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969
^ ASB: Musket (GB) Retrieved 2010-3-26
^ Becker, Friedrich, The Breed of the Racehorse, The British Bloodstock Agency, London, c.1935
^ Painting of Musket by Martin Stainforth Retrieved 2010-2-28
^ Darley Arabian Line: Camel Branch
^ Jumpers: Darley Arabian Sire Line
^ Sire Line: Camel
^ Biography: Longbow
^ Australian Racing Museum: Musket
^ Studbook: Early M
^ Portrait: Trenton
^ Australian Horse Museum: Trenton
^ Portrait: Aurum
^ Australian Racing Museum: Aurum
^ Portrait: Revenue
^ Portrait: Torpoint
^ Hall of Fame: Roamer
^ American Classic Pedigree: Roamer
^ 1885 – Nordenfeldt Guns Them Down!
^ Portrait: Carbine
^ Australian Racing Museum: Carbine
^ Portrait: Wallace
^ Australian Racing Museum: Wallace
^ Wallace – Champion Thoroughbred Sire
^ Scone Vet Dynasty: Trafalgar
^ The Upper Murray bred a winner: Patrobas
^ White Nose's Thrilling Burst of Speed that won the Melbourne Cup
^ Portrait: Greatorex
^ The Thoroughbred Association of South Africa: Greatorex
^ Thoroughbred Association of South Africa: Dignitary
^ Portrait: Spearmint
^ American Classic Pedigree: Spearmint
^ Portrait: Cyklon
^ Portrait: Chicle
^ American Classic Pedigree: Chicle
^ American Classic Pedigree: Whichone
^ Portrait: Telephus
^ Portrait: Johren
^ American Classic Pedigree: Johren
^ Portrait: Spion Kop
^ Scone Vet Dynasty: The Buzzard
^ Scone Vet Dynasty: Foundation Sires of Australia: Colonial Bred Stallions 1804 – 1885 Heroic & The Buzzard
^ Portrait: Royal Lancer
^ Portrait: Zionist
^ Old Horse Race Names: Freebooter

[Morris-1] Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World, Syntax Software

[Ahnert-2] Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970

[Leicester-3] Leicester, Sir Charles, “Bloodstock Breeding”, J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969

[4] ASB: Musket (GB) Retrieved 2010-3-26

[Becker-5] Becker, Friedrich, The Breed of the Racehorse, The British Bloodstock Agency, London, c.1935

[6] Painting of Musket by Martin Stainforth Retrieved 2010-2-28

[7] Darley Arabian Line: Camel Branch

[8] Jumpers: Darley Arabian Sire Line

[9] Sire Line: Camel

[10] Biography: Longbow

[11] Australian Racing Museum: Musket

[12] Studbook: Early M

[13] Portrait: Trenton

[14] Australian Horse Museum: Trenton

[15] Portrait: Aurum

[16] Australian Racing Museum: Aurum

[17] Portrait: Revenue

[18] Portrait: Torpoint

[19] Hall of Fame: Roamer

[20] American Classic Pedigree: Roamer

[21] 1885 – Nordenfeldt Guns Them Down!

[22] Portrait: Carbine

[23] Australian Racing Museum: Carbine

[24] Portrait: Wallace

[25] Australian Racing Museum: Wallace

[26] Wallace – Champion Thoroughbred Sire

[27] Scone Vet Dynasty: Trafalgar

[28] The Upper Murray bred a winner: Patrobas

[29] White Nose's Thrilling Burst of Speed that won the Melbourne Cup

[30] Portrait: Greatorex

[31] The Thoroughbred Association of South Africa: Greatorex

[32] Thoroughbred Association of South Africa: Dignitary

[33] Portrait: Spearmint

[34] American Classic Pedigree: Spearmint

[35] Portrait: Cyklon

[36] Portrait: Chicle

[37] American Classic Pedigree: Chicle

[38] American Classic Pedigree: Whichone

[39] Portrait: Telephus

[40] Portrait: Johren

[41] American Classic Pedigree: Johren

[42] Portrait: Spion Kop

[43] Scone Vet Dynasty: The Buzzard

[44] Scone Vet Dynasty: Foundation Sires of Australia: Colonial Bred Stallions 1804 – 1885 Heroic & The Buzzard

[45] Portrait: Royal Lancer

[46] Portrait: Zionist

[47] Old Horse Race Names: Freebooter

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